Covid-19: Nine further deaths, 522 new cases confirmed in Ireland 

There has now been a total of 4,405 Covid-19-related deaths in Ireland since the pandemic began last year. File Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Nine further deaths and 522 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed by officials from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre. 

Of the deaths reported this evening, four occurred this month, three occurred in February and one more is from January.